According to TMZ, he is now hoping to be granted full custody of the child.

In legal documents filed in Georgia last month, Roerig claims that Turner has been arrested at least three times and is currently incarcerated after pleading guilty in federal court to "various crimes".

Roerig is also thought to be seeking child support from Turner, but his spokesperson has not yet commented on the reports.

Roerig previously dated his co-star Candice Accola, but the couple kept their romance largely under wraps and split last June.